I have to admit some of the motorcycle laws are a bit weird. I just got my open motorcycle licence and I can -
1. Carry a pillion on a LAMS approved bike but not on a non LAMS until 12 months of having an open licence.
2. I can blow .05 on a LAMS bike but not on a non LAMS for 12 months.
3. I can accompany a learner on my LAMS approved bike but not on a non LAMS for.....yep you guessed it. 12 months.
I wonder if I can get booked for scratching my arse on my non LAMS approved bike :police:
These apparent odd laws exist because of a couple of pre conditions...
1 - You may only instruct a rider for a class of bike if you have held a license for that class for at least 12 months.
2 - You may only carry a pillion on your bike if you have had a license for that Class of bike for at least 12 months.
As you had to do 12 months on a LAMS bike before getting your Unrestricted (open) license, automatically you now qualify for the 12 month thing for the LAMS Class of bike but not the Non-LAMS.
And what this means too is... if you upgrade and sell your LAMS bike, you can't take your hot-date for a ride. So, keep the LAMS bike for those occassions. I think everyone needs more than one bike anyway :icon_mrgreen:
Michael
when i did my qride they talked about these new laws that came in on the 1 july 2009 (known as the LAMS laws), and its to bring all eastern states under the one set of laws.
and there is still more to come after some after trails in vic.
Ha ha. It's good to be king, I mean have a full licence.
WooHoo Viva Arizona! Get 20 correct out of 25 on the written. Pass a simple "skills" test out in the parking lot. (cornering, u-turn, braking, etc.) and you're golden! :woohoo:
in queensland atm its
hold any sort of car licence for 12 months (yes even a learners)
answer 5 questions about random traffic crap (bike related) -> get bike learners
goto qride (Q-Ride is a competency-based training and assessment program, ride the witches hats, e-stop and ride on open street) -> get RE licence so now you can ride any bike with p/w of 150kw/tone (lams)
wait 12 months
goto qride (again same as above) get open licence
The Q ride courses are pretty good though. Well my instructors were awesome. We spent 7 hours in the saddle that day.
So you should hang onto your GS for when you want to have a couple of beers then bring a girl home from the pub, the rest of the time you can have an open class bike. Yeah you're right, QLD's weird.